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The bow is blunt except for a rounded underface and the stern is 



pointed. 



Gift of L. W. Cartright. Cat. No. 307,200 U.S.N.M. 



Samoan dugout canoe. 



This type of canoe is used by the natives of Samoa for traveling, 

 etc. It is an open, sharp-ended, keelless dugout canoe, with sharp 

 floor, strongly cambered bottom; ends curved and rising in sharp 

 points. 



Dimensions of canoe. — Length, 26 feet 4 inches; beam, 14 inches; 

 depth, 18 inches. Cat. No. 160,361 U.S.N.M. 



Samoan outrigger canoe. 



This type of outrigger canoe is one of the most commonly used by 

 the natives at Apia, Samoan Islands, for fishing or for other pur- 

 poses. It is dug out of the trunk of a tree and, being thoroughly 

 dried, it will last for many years in good condition. 



It has long, sharp ends, one of which is nearly vertical while the 

 other has a long overhang, being almost cigar shaped ; round, smooth 

 bottom ; good sheer. 



Dimensions of canoe. — Length over all, 23 feet 2 inches; outside 

 width, 17 inches; inside width, amidships, 13f inches; depth, 12f 

 inches. Cat. No. 159,942 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Tahitian outrigger canoe. 



An open, sharp-ended dugout having a round bottom, which rises 

 in a graceful curve from near the center to the bow. The stern is 

 sharp, with a slightly raking stem. Planks laid crosswise from gun- 

 wale to gunwale are used as seats. Two outriggers made of trimmed 

 tree branches are lashed to both gunwales, one near the bow and the 

 other toward the stern. These are secured at their outer ends to the 

 balance log, whose length is about three-quarters that of the canoe. 

 The balance log is made of hibiscus wood and is pointed at both ends. 



Tahitian outrigger canoes arc made as long as 60 feet and carry 

 upward of 50 men. If the log from which the canoe is to be made 

 is not large enough, greater depth is obtained by means of additional 

 pieces of wood sewed on with strong fiber and the seam caulked with 

 gum from the breadfruit tree. The paddles used are broad and flat. 

 Gift of E. Lloyd Sechrist. Cat. No. 307,215 U.S.N.M. 



Hawaiian fishing canoe. 



Outrigger canoes of this kind were formerly quite extensively used 

 for fishing and other purposes by the natives of Hawaii, in the 

 Sandwich Islands, but in recent years they have been superseded by 

 boats more conventional in their construction and better adapted to 

 the needs of the fishermen. 



